Hello everyone!!!
Every year at Christmas time
I do Christmas baking for my family and friends. One of the things that I
really enjoy baking is Gingerbread men! This year for my blog I thought that I
would ice them which is something that I don’t usually do.
Firstly, here is the recipe
for Gingerbread men.
You will need:
125g butter
75g dark muscovado sugar
1 egg lightly beaten
100ml golden syrup
375g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground mixed spice
Beat the butter and sugar
together until combined. Add the egg and golden syrup, beat until smooth. Add
all of the other ingredients and mix until combined into a dough. Roll out on a
floured surface about 3mm thick. Cut out shapes and bake for 10-12 minutes or
until golden brown around the edges.
I used wheat-free flour in
my recipe, if you use wheat-free flour you will find that the dough is really
sticky and you will need to add more flour. Putting the dough in the fridge for
an hour before rolling out will also make it easier.
So I made a huge batch of
Gingerbread men and when they were cooled I chose the best looking ones to
ice!!
Then I realised I didn’t
have much icing sugar, and I couldn’t go to the shop because it was late and I
was already in my pjs.
I followed the instructions
on the packet to make royal icing and used a piping bag to decorate the
biscuits. They might not look that pretty but they tasted amazing!!!
See you soon!
Bethany x
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